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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 25, 2019 Page 6 He noted this is not the first time for incidences at this complex. He asked for a deeper background on past issues prior to this most recent issue involving this group of buildings. Fire Chief O'Neill reviewed how the program works in the city. He noted that all of the issues that were citied in a previous inspection done in May 2019 have been corrected. Mayor Roe asked for representatives of G&G to come before the Council. Mr. Howard Roston, Attorney for G&G, noted the representatives of G&G were also at the meeting. He indicated he has had several conversations with City Manager Trudgeon as well as the City Attorney regarding this. He explained while his client does not necessarily agree with all of the allegations and are not as pervasive as indicated on the material presented to the Council, he was not there to dispute every item. Some of the items are beyond their control such as the BBQ in the bathtub and the individual tenants bagging their own smoke detec- tors, indicating this is very difficult to monitor. He did submit a letter last Thurs- day to the Council and City Manager Trudgeon. Mr. Roston reviewed the letter submitted which showed the significant work that his client has done recently. He stressed a close look has been taken at the staff report and recommendations, in particular items A-J. He indicated his client is willing to work with the city closely to meet those conditions. His clients have owned these properties for fifteen years without problems until recently and in the five years since the licensing this is the first real problem that his client is aware of. His clients are committed to working with the city on all of these items in fewer than ninety days except for some of the outdoor items that have to be done once the weather is better. He requested the city assign a point person to work with them to expedite the resolution of all of these issues. He explained that part of the problem his client has had is that it is not always clear on a specific item or the location of a specific item. His client is looking forward to working hand in hand with city staff to resolve these issues. Mr. Roston asked the Council for a thirty-day continuance so his client can con- tinue to demonstrate to the city that his client will continue to make progress on these issues. A lot of progress has been made in the last few weeks and he has submitted those details. He thought his client could demonstrate to the city by their actions and deeds that they will continue to make progress. His client re- quests a detailed building by building review by the city. Regarding the licensing issues here, his client would request that the licensing be looked at, not globally, but on a building by building basis and would like to get the buildings online as soon as possible. He assured the Council that his client is aware of the issues and is committed to working with the Council and city staff to resolve these issues.